The Locked Door

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The Locked Door

"A drama of sacrifice and supreme love"

1929

1h 14m

5.9(14 votes)

Drama

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Overview

On her first anniversary, Ann Reagan finds that her sister-in-law is involved with a shady character that she used to be intimate with, and determines to intervene.

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31 members

Acting

Barbara Stanwyck

Ann Carter

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Rod La Rocque

Frank Devereaux

Acting

William 'Stage' Boyd

Lawrence Reagan

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Betty Bronson

Helen Reagan

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Harry Stubbs

The Waiter

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Harry Mestayer

District Attorney

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Mack Swain

Hotel Proprietor

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Zasu Pitts

Telephone Girl

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George Bunny

The Valet

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Purnell Pratt

Police Officer

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Fred Warren

Photographer

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Lita Chevret

Girl on Rum Boat (uncredited)

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Paulette Goddard

Girl on Rum Boat (uncredited)

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Mary Ashcraft

Girl on Rum Boat

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Violet Bird

Girl on Rum Boat

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Writing

Earle Browne

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Clarence Burton

Unknown Role

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Gilbert Clayton

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Pauline Curley

Unknown Role

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Edgar Dearing

Cop

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Edward Dillon

Unknown Role

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Kay English

Girl on Rum Boat

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Eleanor Fredericks

Girl on Rum Boat

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Dorothy Gowan

Girl on Rum Boat

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Leona Leigh

Girl on Rum Boat

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Virginia McFadden

Girl on Rum Boat

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Fletcher Norton

Unknown Role

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Robert Schable

Unknown Role

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Philip Sleeman

Party Guest on Rum Boat

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Charles Sullivan

Party Guest on Rum Boat

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Greta von Rue

Girl on Rum Boat

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